E. Thomasina Marsili
Bio | Marsili is a life coach, motivational speaker, educator, small business owner and a registered EMT. She graduated from Marian University. |
Status and Position | Former Candidate of N/A |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, N/A |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election IN-08 | IN-08 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | A slight majority (54.13%) of Marsili contributions came from large donors. The remaining donations were mostly from small individual donors. Source: https://www.opensecrets.org/races/candidates?cycle=2020&id=IN08&spec=N |
Voting Rights | Marsili's views on voting rights is unavailable. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Marsili is in favor of guaranteed universal healthcare coverage. Marsili is a supporter of building on the ACA to eventually cover all of Americans. Source: https://thegoodparty.org/elections/candidate/house/thomasina-marsili/63 |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Marsili is in favor of the ACA & believes that a government run single payer plan would be the best option. Source: https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/three-democrats-seek-chance-to-challenge-bucshon-in-the-fall/article_b8d69fa6-bac4-58ab-8980-864522798c95.html |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Although Marsili favors the ACA, which keeps private healthcare in tact, she believes a single payer system is the best solution. Source: https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/three-democrats-seek-chance-to-challenge-bucshon-in-the-fall/article_b8d69fa6-bac4-58ab-8980-864522798c95.html |
| LGBT Rights | For | Marsili is a strong supporter on marriage equality Marsili would have been the first openly lesbian member of Congress if she won her race. Source: https://democrats.org/news/updated-lgbtq-candidates-make-history-in-democratic-primaries-across-u-s/ |
| Taxes | Against | Marsili is for a progressive tax system that invest in social programs and service that economically benefit the public. Marsili is against giving tax corporate breaks incentivize and entice businesses to move to a certain city. Marsili believes tax incentives only if they are correlated with equivalent benefits to workers & the community rather than just the corporation itself. Source: https://duboiscountyherald.com/b/congressional-candidates-share-ideas-values-1 |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Marsili's view on a flat tax is unknown. Marsili is against giving tax corporate breaks incentivize and entice businesses to move to a certain city. Marsili believes tax incentives only if they are correlated with equivalent benefits to workers & the community rather than just the corporation itself. Source: https://duboiscountyherald.com/b/congressional-candidates-share-ideas-values-1 |
| Abortion | Unknown | Marsili's stance on abortion is unavailable. |
| Gun Control | Unknown | Marsili's views on gun control are unknown. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Marsili's view on assisted suicide is unknown. |
| Government Interference | For | Marsili believes that measures like economic stimulus can be government intervention that is beneficial to the economy. Source: https://duboiscountyherald.com/b/congressional-candidates-share-ideas-values-1 |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Marsili is supportive of federal funding to planned parenthood & was endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/178112/thomasina-marsili |
| Welfare | For | Marsili is supportive of social safety net programs for those that are economically struggling. Marsili has argued that the fully funding social welfare program create a huge return on investment in terms of increased quality of life, & more economically secure individuals & communities. Source: https://duboiscountyherald.com/b/congressional-candidates-share-ideas-values-1 |
| Welfare | Unknown | Marsili's stance on stem cell research is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Marsili's stance on the death penalty is unknown. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Marsili is an advocate for criminal justice reform including ending mandatory sentencing for drug possession. Source: https://blmbtownvotersguide.weebly.com/indiana-house-of-representatives.html |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Marsili's stance on military spending is unknown. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Marsili's position on the War on Terrorism is unknown. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Marsili's views on international interaction is unknown. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Marsili's view of the role of the UN is unclear. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Marsili's view on Nationalism is unknown. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Marsili's view on free markets is unknown. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Marsili's position on Brexit is unknown. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Marsili's stance on affirmative action policies is unknown. |
| Government Spending | For | Marsili believes that additional government spending on programs like education, healthcare, or infrastructure programs help promote economic growth |
| Charter Schools | Against | Marsili is a strong opponent of charters & supports enhancing the public education system through Universal Pre-K. Source: https://www.hopein8.com |
| Common Core | For | Marsili is in favor of Common Core national standards. Marsili believes that Common Core national standards & building up the public school system. Source: https://www.hopein8.com |
| Clean Energy | For | Marsili believes we need to move away from the use of fossil fuels as a society and move toward using renewable and clean energy sources. Marsili wants to focus on creating clean air and energy projects that would not only help solve the environmental crisis but it could create good paying jobs for Americans. Source: https://onyourballotes.vote411.org/m/race-detail.do?id=21853456#c21853429 |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Marsili's view on religious freedom is unknown. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Marsili's view of separation of church & state is unknown. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Marsili view on slavery reparations is unknown. |
| Border Control | Unknown | Marsili's stance on border control is unknown. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Marsili's stance on passenger profiling is unknown. |
| DACA | Unknown | Marsili view on the DACA program is unknown. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Marsili's stance on Sanctuary Cities is unknown. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Marsili is a strong supporter of the legalization of recreational marijuana. Source: https://blmbtownvotersguide.weebly.com/indiana-house-of-representatives.html |